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TOP 20 Country - Folk Discs Ever
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Early SessionsEarly Sessions by Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams
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traditional folk with banjo and harmonica. Great period songs.
Transistor RadioTransistor Radio by M. Ward
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A new smooth roots album with that raspy voice. very nostalgic.
The Nashville SessionsThe Nashville Sessions by Townes Van Zandt
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One of the best Townes CDs period! Oh yeah.
One Foot in the GraveOne Foot in the Grave by Beck
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Raw / Acoustic blues Beck with a touch of Experimental Noise
Sweetheart of the RodeoSweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds
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The Greatest album of the Sixties and featuring Gram Parsons
The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark/Through the Morning, Through the NightThe Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark/Through the Morning, Through the Night by Dillard & Clark
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Both legendary hippie-grass LPs on 1 (ex-Byrd Gene Clark & Doug Dillard)
Nashville SkylineNashville Skyline by Bob Dylan
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Country Dylan feat: J. Cash, C, Daniels, & Norman Blake
Soul JourneySoul Journey by Gillian Welch
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The best female folk-grass singer ever.
March 16-20, 1992March 16-20, 1992 by Uncle Tupelo
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Acoustic! (before there was son volt & wilco) 5 stars!!!!!!
The BandThe Band by The Band
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The group that turned down Clapton are at their peak.
The Creek Drank the CradleThe Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron & Wine
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Whisper soft and as raw as the depression, you may cry.
Ease Down the RoadEase Down the Road by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
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The most americana disc of the Will Oldham catalog
Elite HotelElite Hotel by Emmylou Harris
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I believe this is the strongest complete Emmylou release
Aereo-PlainAereo-Plain by John Hartford
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New-grass at its "high"-est
American IV: The Man Comes AroundAmerican IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash
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Great and powerful all the way through.
ChinatownChinatown by The Be Good Tanyas
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A great sounding group, slick!
Old Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine Show by Old Crow Medicine Show
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New, yet old-timey. I call it 'parlor-grass'
Bowling GreenBowling Green by The Kossoy Sisters & Erik Darling
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Featured on 'O Brother' movie. a must hear!
Where Shall You Take Me?Where Shall You Take Me? by Damien Jurado
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If you like Springsteen's Nebraska, listen. dark!
Fair & SquareFair & Square by John Prine
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Already a folk standard thanks to NPR